Ben Cartwright SASS Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 I just found the forum. Back in the '90's I took a blacksmithing course at Sturbridge Village and in '95 built a shed for an anvil and forge I had purchased. I started doing some simple things, like plant hangers until I had a stroke in 1999. After that I fell out of the hobby but my wife has been after me to clean out the shop and get back into it, I am getting interested to get back to it, mostly after seeing "Forged in Fire" I have a bunch of railroad spikes that I picked up off the old railine nearby in the 90's and thought I would start with them, trying to make simple things like coat hangers, bottle openers and a knife and letter opener. Will start by simply squaring off a spike and upsetting the end to make it a consistent size. My anvil is about 80 pounds, at a guess and I was told it is a ACME made by Hay-Budden, the number is 80 A120273 on the foot. I used an old trash can for a hood on the forge. I built my shop myself in my spare time and also use it to cast boolits for reloading. The Anvil may be a Trenton, as the serial number on the foot is " 80 A120273 " My guess is that it is early 1900's made for Sears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Both companies made anvils for Sears at differing times IIRC; either way it's a beautiful anvil and deserves a lot of hot metal pounded on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Most questions have been ask and answered somewhere on the site. Find a section of interest and start reading. Pack a lunch and a cold drink and welcome to the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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